Parrot
Parrot imagery ranges from foolish imitation and eloquence to prophecy, rain, brilliance, erotic love, marital warning, and vigilant observation.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Symbol
- Borne by
- 2 figures
- Traditions
- Chinese mythology (1)Guarani mythology (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is a kind of this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Fenghuang bears Chinese mythology
why
The Fenghuang is said to have the head of a golden pheasant, the body of a mandarin duck, the tail of a peacock, the legs of a crane, the mouth of a parrot, and the wings of a swallow.
- Mbói Tu'ĩ bears Guarani mythology
why
A serpent god from Guarani mythology, Mbói Tu'ĩ has a parrot’s head and a serpent's body.